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A Woman Hears a Baritone Chorus

gulled by centurions, visions ofbodies stacked in air-conditioned trailerswaiting to be booked into the same motel, I stand by a protected shoreline wearing a mask–gaze into the stained glass of ocean,and

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We Wear Masks

We wear masks of cloth, military-grade anti-bacterial, cotton and paper towels, stuck with jewels, reusable, washable, breathable, disposable, surgical face shields, get free-in-one-day, Halloween’s recycled, from T-shirts, bandanas, our favorite

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The Oldest Tree in the World Speaks

Ferns uncurl like elephant trunks.Mrs. Maranatha, the pre-school teachercomes back in the woods to walk with her class–They wear masks and I’m breathing more freely.One of the children asked do

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